Engines of Rebellion : Confederate Ironclads and Steam Engineering in the American Civil War /

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The development of steam propulsion machinery in warships during the nineteenth century, in conjunction with iron armor and shell guns, resulted in a technological revolution in the world's navies. Warships utilizing all of these technologies were built in France and Great Britain in the 1850s,...

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Main Author: Bisbee, Saxon T., 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Confederate States of America. > Navy.
Confederate States of America. > Navy > History.
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Panzerschiff
Military operations, Naval.
Armored vessels.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Cuirasses > États confederes d'Amerique > Histoire.
Armored vessels > Confederate States of America > History.
USA > Südstaaten
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Operations navales.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
Confederate States of America > History, Naval.
Naval histories.
Naval history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; A Note on Units of Measurement; 1. Origins, Background, and Technical Developments; 2. Conversions; 3. Early Nonstandard Designs; 4. The Richmond Class Ironclads; 5. The Tennessee Class Ironclads; 6. Other Standard Hulls; 7. Early Attempts at an Alternative Hull Form; 8. Diamond Hull Ironclads; 9. Uncompleted Vessels; 10. Results and Overview; Appendix: Confederate Ironclad Steam Machinery Specifications; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index

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